SFG2852 V3 P.O. Box 1594 UTEXRWA Compound Kigali, Rwanda 0725.527.242 (inside Rwanda) +250.725.527.242 (internationally) info@mannaenergy.com www.mannaenergy.com August 9, 2012 The CEO Rwanda Development Board Kigali, Rwanda Subject: Request for exemption to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for DelAgua Public Health Program in East Africa Dear Madam, We are Manna Energy Ltd, a social enterprise company registered in Rwanda. Manna Energy Ltd is contracted by DelAgua Health and Development to execute “DeAgua Public Health Program”, which is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH). DelAgua Public Health Program in East Africa is a health project aiming at significantly reducing related waterborne diseases and respiratory diseases in one District (Gakenke) of Northern Province, four Districts (Muhanga, Ruhango, Nyaruguru and Nyamagabe) from Southern Province and six Districts (Karongi, Rubavu, Rutsiro, Nyamasheke, Nyabihu and Ngororero) from Western Province. After a baseline survey that happened from 23th to 28th July 2012, the program will implement a pilot project in October 2012 in project boundary and roughly 2,000 households will be covered. During a full deployment of 600,000 households will benefit from improved cook stove and household water filter to be distributed by July 2013. Those facilities will be imported from abroad and distributed in overall coordination of Ministry of Health. Since this project will not harm environment in any case, we are requesting your good office to provide with us an official letter exempting us to carry out an EIA study. For further details, please see enclosed herewith a project summary. Hoping that our request meets your consideration, we look forward to hearing from you soon. Please don’t hesitate to contact my colleague, Jean NTAZINDA at 0788.481.439 or me. Sincerely, Josh Kefauver Consulting Deputy Director DelAgua Health and Development Program* Josh.kefauver@delaguahealth.com *Operated under contract by "We are committed to the eradication of poverty through the implementation of sustainable, environmentally sound technologies for clean energy, clean water and self-sustaining economies that foster health, education, and gender equality." P.O. Box 1594 Utexrwa Compound Kigali, Rwanda 0725.527.242 (inside Rwanda) +250.725.527.242 (internationally) www.delaguahealth.com January'2,'2015' The CEO Rwanda Development Board Kigali, Rwanda SUBJECT: Request for full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) exemption Dear Sir, DelAgua Health Rwanda Implementation LTD (DelAgua) is currently implementing the DelAgua Public Health Program, a carbon project focused on significantly reducing waterborne diseases and respiratory diseases through the distribution of improved cookstoves and water filters. The program distributed technologies via two means: - A free distribution program - called Tubeho Neza - implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) that will distribute technologies to Ubedehe 1 & 2 households throughout Rwanda. The initial phase of the Tubeho Neza program is currently being implemented in Western Province, and will be completed before the end of 2014. DelAgua plans to expand the program to the rest of the country in 2015. - A retail program, expected to begin in 2015. The program was previously granted an exemption from undertaking an Environmental Impact Assessement (EIA) study for distributions in Gakenke, Muhanga, Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, Ruhango, Karongi, Ngororero, Nyabihu, Nyamasheke, Rubavu and Rutsiro districts, as long as the equipment is tested and certified by the Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) before full effect of the technology in the country, and that DelAgua elaborates a clear plan to manage wastes from defective and worn out equipment and other devices to be used in the monitoring and follow-up of the project. As DelAgua has previously satisfied these conditions, and as the program has been found to have no harmful environmental effects, we request an official letter expanding the previous EIA exemption to all districts of Rwanda. We hope that our request meets your consideration Sincerely, Evan Thomas, PHD Chief Operating Officer DelAgua Health Rwanda Implementation LTD Cc: - DG/Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) - DG/Rwanda Bureau of Standards Encl - EIA No Objection Letter - RBS Test Results_LSF - RBS Update